Abstract
Pleasurability of individual chords, known as sensory consonance, is widely regarded as physiologically determined and has been shown to be associated with differential activity in the auditory cortex and in several other regions. Here, we present results obtained contrasting isolated four-note chords classified as consonant or dissonant in tonal music. Using event-related functional MRI, consonant chords were found to elicit a larger haemodynamic response in the inferior and middle frontal gyri, premotor cortex and inferior parietal lobule. The effect was right lateralized for nonmusicians and less asymmetric for musicians. Using event-related potentials, the degree of sensory consonance was found to modulate the amplitude of the P1 in both groups and of the N2 in musicians only.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 87-92 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | NeuroReport |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jan 7 2009 |
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Keywords
- Chords
- Event-related potentials
- Functional MRI
- Helmholtz's theory
- Lateralization
- N2 event-related potential component
- P1 event-related potential component
- Pythagorean ratios
- Sensory consonance
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Neuroscience(all)
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Functional MRI/Event-related potential study of sensory consonance and dissonance in musicians and nonmusicians. / Minati, Ludovico; Rosazza, Cristina; D'Incerti, Ludovico; Pietrocini, Emanuela; Valentini, Laura; Scaioli, Vidmer; Loveday, Catherine; Bruzzone, Maria Grazia.
In: NeuroReport, Vol. 20, No. 1, 07.01.2009, p. 87-92.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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AU - Minati, Ludovico
AU - Rosazza, Cristina
AU - D'Incerti, Ludovico
AU - Pietrocini, Emanuela
AU - Valentini, Laura
AU - Scaioli, Vidmer
AU - Loveday, Catherine
AU - Bruzzone, Maria Grazia
PY - 2009/1/7
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N2 - Pleasurability of individual chords, known as sensory consonance, is widely regarded as physiologically determined and has been shown to be associated with differential activity in the auditory cortex and in several other regions. Here, we present results obtained contrasting isolated four-note chords classified as consonant or dissonant in tonal music. Using event-related functional MRI, consonant chords were found to elicit a larger haemodynamic response in the inferior and middle frontal gyri, premotor cortex and inferior parietal lobule. The effect was right lateralized for nonmusicians and less asymmetric for musicians. Using event-related potentials, the degree of sensory consonance was found to modulate the amplitude of the P1 in both groups and of the N2 in musicians only.
AB - Pleasurability of individual chords, known as sensory consonance, is widely regarded as physiologically determined and has been shown to be associated with differential activity in the auditory cortex and in several other regions. Here, we present results obtained contrasting isolated four-note chords classified as consonant or dissonant in tonal music. Using event-related functional MRI, consonant chords were found to elicit a larger haemodynamic response in the inferior and middle frontal gyri, premotor cortex and inferior parietal lobule. The effect was right lateralized for nonmusicians and less asymmetric for musicians. Using event-related potentials, the degree of sensory consonance was found to modulate the amplitude of the P1 in both groups and of the N2 in musicians only.
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KW - Pythagorean ratios
KW - Sensory consonance
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